Specializing in legal recruitment since 1975.

Legal Assistant – Municipal & Land Use Planning (3046)
Full Time

Job Description

Our client is a large service
law firm in Toronto with an impressive 120 years of practicing law. They are
seeking a Legal Assistant with at least 3 years’ experience focusing on
Municipal, and Use Planning & Environmental Law. You will require excellent
organizational skills, have the ability to work under pressure and adapt to
changing situations easily.
Salary: Up To $55K

Primary
Duties Include

Preparation and editing of legal
correspondence and documents

Entering dockets and preparing
accounts

Drafting usual correspondence to
and communicating with clients on behalf of the instructing lawyer

Obtaining information and
instructions from clients and forwarding to lawyer

Maintaining daily contact with
clients and keeping lawyer apprised of matters in the office

Other general administrative duties
as required

Required
Experience/Skills/Qualifications

3 years of experience as a Legal
Assistant in Municipal, Land Use Planning and Environmental Law

Legal Assistant Diploma

Knowledge of the Building Code Act,
1992, the Planning Act, the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 and municipal
by-laws

About Us

When it comes to legal employment agencies in Toronto, there's a reason why Cartel is recognized as Toronto's most trusted authority in legal personnel. Situated at First Canadian Place, Marsha Meyers and her team have been providing professional personnel services to law firms and corporations throughout the Greater Toronto Area since 1975.